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Kim<\/a> said something funny to me while we were running on Sunday. \u00a0 To paraphrase,<\/p>\n

I read your blog because a) it sounds like you and b) you’re usually yelling at me for something in it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Awesome! \u00a0Now I can officially blame her for things. \u00a0The marathon? \u00a0Kim’s fault. \u00a0The triathlon? \u00a0Kim’s fault.<\/p>\n

Really though, it’s nice to have someone to talk me into things. \u00a0The marathon is something I wanted to do, I just needed someone to give me that extra push and to agree to drag me across the finish line. \u00a0Same with the triathlon.<\/p>\n

A lot of runners don’t stick with it because they feel alone. \u00a0Personally, I love running alone, but I also love running with friends, and I’m lucky enough to have found a large group of friends to run with. \u00a0Last weekend was ten miles with Jen and Kim, this weekend, I’m doing 11 miles, 7 alone and 4 with Betsy<\/a> and her adorable dog Charlie (sorry, Charlie, by the time I get to you, I will be slower than normal, I fear).<\/p>\n

But how do you find running friends? \u00a0Well, you have a couple of options. \u00a0You can rope your non-running friends into running (I recommend luring them with pancakes). \u00a0I met Kim through an online running group<\/a>, and I actually met Betsy in choir.<\/p>\n

There are also a lot of community running groups. \u00a0Check out your local running store as well. \u00a0They may have runs that start out from the shop. \u00a0But you’re slower than all of those people? \u00a0So what? \u00a0Once the weather gets cooler, a bunch of us will start running at the BWI loop (yes, a ten mile loop with airplanes overhead). \u00a0It’s about 45 minutes away from me, so I do have to drive a bit, but it’s worth it. \u00a0And a group of us will run “together” but that may just mean that we’re on the loop at the same time. \u00a0We may not even start together, but we meet up afterwards and go grab breakfast.<\/p>\n

So if you’re interested in running with others, start looking around. \u00a0See what’s out there. And hey, if you can’t find anything, start your own group. \u00a0Post flyers at the gym. \u00a0Chat up others you see out running. \u00a0You never know who you might meet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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